This is a review of a very recent study of a COVID Delta Variant outbreak in MA. Not many news sources wrote headlines on this one.
Continue readingCOVID-19 Study Review – Outbreak including COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Infection – Delta Variant
Author: Josh Stephens
COVID-19 Study Review – Reduced Risk of Reinfection with Vaccine
A review of a recent COVID study. The Study was a retrospective case-control study of COVID reinfection rates based on a dataset out of Kentucky.
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Over the next few months, I’m planning to look at many of the latest COVID studies, breaking them down into layman’s terms and helping others understand what the studies actually mean.
Continue readingCandidate to Contractor – Avoiding Epic Fails
My first contractor hiring experience was not great. I remember vividly interviewing the candidate over the phone. They seemed like a perfect fit. I scheduled time for a couple of other team members to interview the candidate, and that went well too. I remember thinking, this candidate appears to be
Continue readingStatus Quo is too Risky to Change!
Recently I’ve been helping my daughter with her math homework. Tonight I sat with her and discussed how she does long division. I was trying to change her mind; to help her understand the right way to do it. She prefers to solve the division problem by trying combinations of
Continue readingPowerful Must-Read for IT Leadership
Relatively speaking, I read a lot of books. I probably average about 2 books a month and have a healthy backlog of books I still want to read. You can take a look at my reading list to get a better idea of what interests me. That said, there are
Continue readingLeader, Your Faith Matters!
One of the first things I tell people when I’m beginning to mentor them is that my leadership style, my personality, and the way I interact with people is a direct outcome of my faith. I understand that religion and politics are often considered taboo topics in the workplace, but
Continue readingPower through Quarantine with these Resources and Tips
The last few weeks have been interesting, to say the least. Three weeks ago I recall reading the news about China and this virus oddly named after a beer, or so I thought. Two weeks ago we were advised to begin working remote until further notice, and this week we
Continue readingResults-driven Leaders are Always Learning
If you were to walk into my office, or catch me in the hallway and ask, “Josh, what is the #1 thing I should start doing in order to become a more effective leader?”, this is what I would tell you. “Start reading about leadership.” To get better at anything
Continue readingDealing with Difficult People
My kids are pretty good kids. I didn’t say perfect, but they at least want to do right more than half of the time. That said, multiple times a day there are arguments, frustrations, power-moves, and sometimes a show of small forces between them. It’s called, “contention”. If you’ve been
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